'We don't want to prepare wickets just for spinners' - Gary Kirsten calls for hard-working Test pitches in Sri Lanka
Kirsten calls for balanced Test pitches
28 Aug 2026
2 MinAsitha Fernando
Sri Lanka
Current Series
Full Name
Asitha Fernando
Nationality
Sri Lanka
Other Name
Asitha Fernando
Role
Bowler
Birth Date
31 Jul 1997 (29y 32d)
Birth Place
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Batting Style
Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style
Right Arm Medium Fast
Teams
Batting Performance
| Format | M | Inns | No | R | H.S | Avg | BF | SR | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ipl | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| test | 27 | 40 | 20 | 59 | 11 | 2.95 | 261 | 22.61 | -- | -- |
| odi | 31 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1.75 | 32 | 21.87 | -- | -- |
| t20i | 7 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | -- | 5 | 220 | -- | -- |
| t20 | 57 | 14 | 8 | 44 | 10 | 7.33 | 41 | 107.31 | -- | -- |
| fc | 102 | 125 | 56 | 323 | 30 | 4.68 | 838 | 38.54 | -- | -- |
| list a | 95 | 33 | 18 | 69 | 11 | 4.6 | 132 | 52.27 | -- | -- |
| t10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -- | 2 | 50.00 | -- | -- |
Bowling Performance
| Format | M | Inns | Ovs | R | Wkts | BBI | Avg | ECN | SR | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ipl | -- | -- | 0.00 | -- | -- | / | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| test | 27 | 45 | 703.40 | 2443 | 92 | 6/51 | 26.55 | 3.47 | 45.89 | 7 | 2 |
| odi | 31 | 30 | 210.20 | 1249 | 39 | 4/35 | 32.02 | 5.93 | 32.3 | 1 | -- |
| t20i | 7 | 6 | 20.00 | 208 | 4 | 1/11 | 52 | 10.4 | 30 | -- | -- |
| t20 | 57 | 54 | 185.00 | 1585 | 62 | 6/8 | 25.56 | 8.56 | 17.9 | 2 | 1 |
| fc | 102 | 165 | 2184.10 | 7510 | 302 | 7/139 | 24.86 | 3.43 | 43.3 | 16 | 10 |
| list a | 95 | 94 | 661.00 | 3418 | 145 | 5/32 | 23.57 | 5.17 | 27.3 | 6 | 3 |
| t10 | 3 | 3 | 5.00 | 73 | -- | 0/21 | -- | 14.60 | -- | -- | -- |
Recent Form (Last 5 Matches)
| Match | Bat | Bowl | Date | Venue | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SL vs IND | 1* & 0* | 4/106 | 23 Aug 2026 | Colombo | test |
| SL vs IND | 0* & 0* | 2/63 & 4/31 | 15 Aug 2026 | Galle | test |
| JK vs KR | - | 1/25 | 30 Jul 2026 | Kandy | t20 |
| GG vs KR | - | 0/46 | 29 Jul 2026 | Kandy | t20 |
| KR vs JK | 0 | 0/28 | 26 Jul 2026 | Dambulla | t20 |
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